[»] The english manual
by mcyra - Dec 27th 2000 11:01:21

is online!

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[»] Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by Casca - Mar 4th 2001 11:12:29

Look I don't want to offend anyone, but posting this software without saying "German Language Only" is just a waste of your time, and more importantly mine (and the people that would accidently download this). You need to have someone that can write in english well do a full set of docs, the blurbs you have online in 'english' don't cut it, they have no sense of purpose or organization. I read them in their entirety, not once does it show an example of how to set it up, or indicate in writing how to do so. It just expains various parts and pieces of the system such as templates and ini files. Start off with an installation guide in english, showing people step by step how to install it. Not to mention your install script doesn't work when mysql isn't in /usr/local/mysql/bin it just asks for the mysql login and password then pukes. This should be listed as a German alpha until you can get someone to really write a good manual in english. Thanks for wasting my time downloading it, the couple of hours I wasted putting your script back together, and the time I spent writing this enormous response. I know you spent a lot of time on your project and you're happy with it, but please next time give the full information so that this won't happen to people like me (who have a really bad cold, feel like crap as it is and is now coming off like a troll even though I'm not). Have fun :)

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[»] Re: Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by mcyra - Mar 6th 2001 01:10:43


> Look I don't want to offend anyone, but
> posting this software without saying
> "German Language Only" is just a waste
> of your time, and more importantly mine
> (and the people that would accidently
> download this).
I am sorry, if it wasted your time!


> You need to have someone that can

> write in english well do a full set of

> docs.

I am with you. Are you this one?


> I read them in their entirety, not

> once does it show an example of how to

> set it up, or indicate in writing how to

> do so. It just expains various parts

> and pieces of the system such as

> templates and ini files.

This is so, because my English is not good enaught and phpCMS should run "out of the box" if you install it in your server-root an anything other is right on your system. Problems are only, if you have misconfigurated your webserver or PHP.


> Not to mention your

> install script doesn't work when mysql

> isn't in /usr/local/mysql/bin it just

> asks for the mysql login and password

> then pukes.

??? phpCMS does not use mysql nor any function from mysql. Do you have youre system up and running? Are there any other skripts on your server, witch make use of mysql?


> This should be listed as a German

> alpha until you can get someone to

> really write a good manual in english.

I think Bernhard does a good job in translation of the manual.


> Thanks for wasting my time downloading

> it, the couple of hours I wasted putting

> your script back together, and the time

> I spent writing this enormous response.

Again: I am sorry if your waste your time with my script. Are you willing to help to make it better, so i will try to write an installation guide in English and you will translate it to real English ???


> Have fun :)

u2 :)

mcyra



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[»] Re: Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by taun - Mar 26th 2001 23:35:21

I am non-German speaking. Well sort of, I did live in Germany for a few months 16 years ago. I have programmed off and on for 20 years but phpcms was my first attempt as using PHP.

Michael it works and non-germans can use it. Even non-german speaking people can use it since I am one. I like the approach you took for the structure of the template. I have used MS Visual Interdev (stay away) Dreamweaver, HotMeTaL .... I love working with phpcms and Quanta. Why, because it's easy and it works.

My one suggestion would be to add an english installation section as follows.

The webserver must be configured to have read AND write access to the directories /parser, /parser/cache, /parser/stat and the file default.php. Phpcms modifies the content of these directories.

The web server should be configured to send *.htm files to the parser. This can be done in the httpd.conf file if you run the server or the .htaccess files if you use an ISP. If using .htaccess, httpd.conf needs to have the site document directories configured for 'AllowOverride All' This allows the .htaccess files to override the httpd.conf settings. The following sends *.htm to the parser:
AddType application/x-httpd-parse .htm
Action application/x-httpd-parse "/parser/parser.php?file="

Note: if you want to use a different file suffix, change the .htm to your desired suffix. If the parser directory is not in the document root directory then change the parser path in the 'action' statement. The parser directories already have the proper .htaccess files so one can be copied to your root directory if you don't have any fancy .htaccess settings already. Otherwise just cut and paste to your existing .htaccess.

the last step is the password. The initial password is 'phpcms' without the quotes. There are two ways to change this.
Edit /parser/include/default.php and change the password.
Or 2 Use the server to serve up /parser/options.php enter the default phpcms password. Then set the password and options as desired.
Viel spas/have fun

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[»] Re: Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by mcyra - Apr 12th 2001 15:14:39

Dear taun, thank you very much for your response. I have added your install instruction to the archive of the actual version as readme.txt and you are named there. Michael

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[»] Re: Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by Casca - Sep 18th 2001 07:42:33

Sorry I just got back to looking at your project :) Thanks for your understanding comments. Looks like you have things well on the way and an English Manual to boot! If I had known, and if you were willing to work with me I probably would have helped you write one. Sorry I'm so late responding. (I'm over my cold too so I'm not feeling as grumpy about wasting my time now).

Have fun :)


>
> % Look I don't want to offend anyone,
> but
> % posting this software without
> saying
> % "German Language Only" is just a
> waste
> % of your time, and more importantly
> mine
> % (and the people that would
> accidently
> % download this).
>
>
> I am sorry, if it wasted your time!
>
>
> % You need to have someone that can
> % write in english well do a full set
> of
> % docs.
>
>
> I am with you. Are you this one?
>
>
> % I read them in their entirety, not
> % once does it show an example of how
> to
> % set it up, or indicate in writing
> how to
> % do so. It just expains various
> parts
> % and pieces of the system such as
> % templates and ini files.
>
>
> This is so, because my English is not
> good enaught and phpCMS should run
> "out of the box" if you
> install it in your server-root an
> anything other is right on your system.
> Problems are only, if you have
> misconfigurated your webserver or PHP.
>
>
> % Not to mention your
> % install script doesn't work when
> mysql
> % isn't in /usr/local/mysql/bin it
> just
> % asks for the mysql login and
> password
> % then pukes.
>
>
> ??? phpCMS does not use mysql nor any
> function from mysql. Do you have youre
> system up and running? Are there any
> other skripts on your server, witch make
> use of mysql?
>
>
> % This should be listed as a German
> % alpha until you can get someone to
> % really write a good manual in
> english.
>
>
> I think Bernhard does a good job in
> translation of the manual.
>
>
> % Thanks for wasting my time
> downloading
> % it, the couple of hours I wasted
> putting
> % your script back together, and the
> time
> % I spent writing this enormous
> response.
>
>
> Again: I am sorry if your waste your
> time with my script. Are you willing to
> help to make it better, so i will try to
> write an installation guide in English
> and you will translate it to real
> English ???
>
>
> % Have fun :)
>
>
> u2 :)
>
> mcyra
>
>


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[»] Re: Right now this product is useless to non-germans.
by corcodus - Aug 19th 2001 23:46:19


> Look I don't want to offend anyone,
> but posting this software without saying
> "German Language Only" is just a waste of
> your time, and more importantly mine.

Time to learn some German, buddy, why would you think English is the mother of all languages ? Real hackers write German only ...

aufvyderzen

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